Travis Ryan of CATTLE DECAPITATION Interview Page 7
By Greg Nalbandian

SW: No Michael Jackson stuff goin' on?
TR: No, no.

SW: So we shouldn't take it to heart that you have a link to The Church of Euthanasia? You guys really aren't that into it, it's just more for curiosity?
TR: Yeah, exactly.

SW: You're just including things that fit with the theme of your lyrics?
TR: Sorta, yeah. If it's gory and depraved we're probably going to link to it.

SW: The Church of Euthanasia...boy they have some extreme solutions [to the problems brought on by human lifestyles and overpopulation].
TR: Yeah.

SW: I think most of us sane people would say, "That's too far out there."
TR: Yeah.

SW: Considering your lyrics and the website, are you concerned at all about a parent, that doesn't understand Cattle Decapitation, filing a lawsuit against you in the future because their kid maybe has an album and decides to go kill himself or something like that?
TR: No, no never. I think it's been proven too many times that it's got nothin' to do with influences outside of the parents' house. Where did they [the parents] go wrong? Or people are evil, you know? I don't see anything antagonistic about our stuff. If anything, it's gong to piss of some rancher. Hopefully nobody will do anything stupid like that. You are responsible for your actions, not me.

SW: I agree 100 percent. When you sing, does that really mess up your throat?
TR: I don't know. I'm wondering that. When I smoked it sucked. Nowadays I don't smoke anymore so it's not so band. No it's fine, I think I've worked it in. It gets kinda leathery or something. [Laughs] The way I practice is I walk around growling to myself.

SW: How much of what we hear on the album is actually your voice and how much of it is some kind of distortion?
TR: Oh, nothing. I don't use any effects.

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